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Bananas and Plantains
A banana is an herbaceous tree-like plant which bears an elongated fruit. It comes in different sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, red and purple. Among the top banana-producing countries are India, Mexico, China, Ecuador, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Can bananas make other fruit ripen faster?
They can if -
- the bananas are already ripe, and
- the bananas are placed in the immediate vicinity to the other fruit (such as in a fruit bowl)
This is because bananas give off ethylene gas which makes fruit ripen faster.
Some companies that artificially grow fruit use ethylene gas to ripen their fruit faster (although this gas is concentrated, not from growing bananas with other fruit)
How many bananas do you need to eat to bring up potassium?
Bananas will help with your potassium deficiency because they are high in potassium. Potassium can help alleviate cramping and other muscular ailments, as well as regulating sodium levels in the body.
Are bananas a monocot or dicot?
Banana (Musa spp.) is a monocot. Leaf arrangement is whorled, parallel venation and tri-locular fruit
There are some bars and restaurants named "The Banana Factory".
Maybe you mean "a banana plantation"?
crescent moon. when the lit part of the moon is to the left it is called Waning Crescent Moon and when the lit part of the moon is to the right it is called Waxing Crescent Moon
The Banana Spider (more commonly called the Wandering Brazilian Spider) lives for about 1 to 2 years.
Ten. One monkey will eat 2 bananas in 5 minutes, so it will eat 4 bananas in 10 minutes. Therefore, 40 divided by 4 will give you the number of monkeys that can eat 40 bananas in 10 minutes - if they all eat consistently at the same rate.
Are eating or playing with bananas bad for cats?
It's not likely to hurt them. They usually like the feel and will toss and play with it, but rare if they eat it. However, they could get some of the banana on their claws, thus licking their paws and cleaning their claws. If anything they would purge this up on their own just like a hairball.
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my cat used to eat small amounts of coconut oil, he loved the stuff so much hed get excited every time he heard the tub just like he would with fish etc and he never got sick or any reaction
i dont see why eating bananas would be bad for them, and as for playing with them, its unlikely theres anything bad going to come out of that. theyll probably be fascinated with the texture!
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No. That is the answer. Hamsters have bumpy ridges on top of their mouths, easting bananas or any other soft fruit will get the food stuck. the food may also stick to the tong because of the bristles and their cheeks.
Hamsters can eat apples carrots and pears ect. but please dont feed them bananas :)
rwc :)
What is the age of banana tree?
Banana flowers only once in his life and its life span is between 2-3 years.
The above is correct though the Banana is not a tree but a herb and although the shoot carrying the flower dies after fruiting suckers arise from the root that carry on the plants life.
Do bananas ripen when placed near oranges?
If you're trying to make fruits or vegetables ripen faster, put them in a bag and close it, this traps the natural gasses in and speeds the ripening process. Some produce the darkness & warmth that can come from a paper bag also helps. If you're trying to prevent the produce from becoming over-ripe before you use it, keep it exposed to air (not in bags) and separate from ripening produce.
Why aren't bananas grown in Michigan?
Bananas are fruit grown in very warm climates and Michigan is too cold in the winter for the trees to survive.
What would you measure a banana with?
Here are some ways to measure a banana with equipment
1) use a force gage to measure deflection over a fixed distance. (ripe ones yield easily)
2) Puree the edible part with distilled H2O. Place samples of this slurry in a centrifuge. Place samples of the extracted liquid on a refractometer designed for measuring sugar content and read the concentration in 'brix" units.
What is the name of the tree that bananas grow on?
Banana Trees. Bananas are not trees they are herbacious perenial plants.
Is there an experiment to inflate a balloon with a banana what supplies are needed?
A banana will slowly inflate a sealed balloon or plastic bag because it gives off gases (notably ethylene) as it ripens. However, if a banana is too ripe, it may oxidize and remove oxygen from the air.
How much does a banana weigh in kilograms?
Approximately the same as a koala bears second toe.
Or a sombrero full of mustache hair.
But the real question is, how much protein is their in hair and where does it rank in the weight watchers points guide.
How many calories in a T-Bone steak?
- 50 calories per ounce or 28 g of T-Bone steak (lean only)
- 80 cals per ounce or 28 g of T-Bone steak lean & fat (¼"rim of fat left on)
- 200 calories in a small, 4 oz or 114g, T-Bone (lean only)
- 300 calories in a medium, 6 oz or 171g, T-Bone steak (lean only)
- 400 calories in a large, 8 oz or 227g, T-Bone steak (lean only)
- 600 calories in a very large, 12 oz or 340g, T-Bone steak (lean only)
- 800 calories in an extra large, 16 oz (1 lb) or 454g, T-Bone steak (lean only)
- 175 cals in 3½ oz or 100g of sliced or chopped T-Bone (lean only).
For the calorie counts of the salads, vegetables or fruits that are served with T-Bone steak, and for free vegetable, salad and fruit calorie charts that are used as daily guides for either weight loss or weight maintenance, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
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Do bananas grow pointing up or down?
Yes, due to an effect called negative geotropism bananas grow upwards.
How long does banana cream pie last?
The banana cream pie should keep well for two or even three days, but is really the best the day you serve it ...also keep in mind that if you didn't treat your bananas with a citrus component these are bound to turn brown and the flavor might not be the same; to prevent this just lightly brush some lemon juice over the slices and they will remain the same through the life of the banana cream pie.
Some do, but relatively few. The African rosebeetles that are sometimes kept as pets are examples. Most beetles won't.
Are bananas covered in microscopic white spiders?
No , that's not true . The more brown spots the banana has , the more sugar the banana contains and the sweeter it becomes .The dark spots are simply just part of the bananas' ripening process .
What is the difference between a banana and an orange?
bacause of the vitamins and pigment in the orange and banana.
